CO · jury_instructions
CJI-Civ. 1:17
Questions by Jurors of Witnesses
Rules governing jury trials do not allow jurors to ask questions orally of a witness.
If you do have a question you would like to ask a witness during the trial, write your
question down, but do not sign it. (Use the same procedure for any follow-up questions.) If
you have a question for a witness, signal the Bailiff or me before the witness leaves the
stand.
I may discuss the question with the lawyers. If I decide the question is proper, I will
ask it at the appropriate time. Keep in mind, however, that the rules of evidence or other
rules of law may prevent me from asking certain questions. I will apply the same legal
standards to your questions as I do to the questions asked by the lawyers.
If I do not ask a particular question, do not guess why or what the answer might
have been. My decision not to ask a question is not a reflection on the person asking it, and
you should not attach any significance to my decision.
History
CJI-Civ. (2026), Colorado Supreme Court Committee on Pattern Civil Jury Instructions. Dated 2026-02-25 by the committee page's "Revised 2/25/26".
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- civ-2026-02-25
- Content hash
4c309278844a0201770d06b4482f515fa0b81683849a2c925b2b4268d7fd1e1f
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